Thomas Marshall, Buckpond, Woodford County, Kentucky, to "Son" John Marshall, Richmond, Virginia, 1796

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 3
Scope and content:

Upset at the news of Rawleigh Colston's loss, and of the postponement of John Marshall's visit to Buckpond, stating "the thoughts of seeing you once more...is a principle means of keeping me alive"; is pleased with his son's "part...in the present Storm"; would like to see his grandsons but fears the journey would tax their youthful constitutions; discusses his potential bequests of his property to the family; mentions he has paid taxes on John Marshall's military land, but not on that which he gave to his grandson, Thomas Marshall in Fayette County, Kentucky; thinks that "the political Horizon [is about] to clear up"; asks Marshall to notify Colonel Edward Carrington that John Marshall has sent Mr. Peyton Shorts's accounts to Mr. Oliver Wolcott.

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